Now THIS is a PREMIUM Controller | Pico Voltex V5

[@tsunsquid5084]

A super huge thing to note is also shipping price! The shipping price for a Faucetwo for me in the U.S. is over $100, meanwhile shipping for the Pico was just $10

[@tokaku]

there's actually a US warehouse for gamo2 products but it depends on whether there's stock in their warehouse and well, it's still more expensive than the pico since the faucetwo is heavier 😅

[@catzblu999]

@@tokaku Gamo2 is really really bad about having US warehouse stock. Like they pretty much only have stock during Black Friday for the controllers people want. It really should have been brought up in the video since you found it necessary to compare the base price. Plus even if you are willing to pay the shipping for overseas, it takes months to arrive. The Pico v5 seems like the better choice 11 months out of the year if you don't care about portability and repairability.

[@idle_sheep]

And if you're in Europe this is even more important to note because you have to pay VAT on top of all of it. For me the pico with shipping and taxes comes at around 185 dollars total by the end of it. The Facetwo would be a whopping 350-ish dollars. That is a HUGE difference.

[@watmay1]

I checked the us warehouse everyday for the faucetwo for 3 months and i eventually just bit the $100 bullet

[@tsunsquid5084]

@@watmay1 Which is exactly why I went ahead and bought a Pico lol, I can’t justify spending $300 on a controller for a game I’ve only tried once or twice at an arcade 2 hours away lol

[@rhyshorlock450]

I'm lucky that I work pretty near an arcade that has one in London but echoing what other people said, getting one to the UK would have cost me $400 but this one was about $175, this is basically my entry to the game and looking forwards to playing it more

[@slamezy3511]

What's the arcade called

[@rhyshorlock450]

@@slamezy3511 It's called FreePlayCity, it's near Manor House and it's got loads of machines, apart from SV you also have Ongeki, Maimai, Chunithm, Guitadora, Beatmania II, Groove Coaster and more - it's open evenings on Thursday and Friday, and from the afternoon on weekends

[@pavanato]

@@rhyshorlock450 Do you know any other good arcades closer to the center?

[@startchbrain]

Thats alsmost 10% of an import sdvx cab xD

[@slamezy3511]

@@pavanato Los Vegas Arcade in Soho has sdvx and a couple other rhythm games but freeplaycity is better imo

[@Starpotion]

Honestly I was blown away once I actually had mine in hand, feels like it's worth way more than what I paid for

[@JenkemJohannes69]

"accidentally" 😂

[@alecpanic]

I'm so glad I held out for a v5 instead of getting a v4, even if I didn't really have a choice because v4s were getting swooped up immediately whenever any came up for sale. I'm hoping the solderless construction makes availability better for everyone else. I think ill probably grab a full sized con down the line especially because gamo2 announced their black faucetwo, but I don't regret getting the minicon at all. its super easy to setup on smaller desks, and I can bring it everywhere.

[@ghosteaaa7949]

Despite not knowing things about most rhythm games and tech stuff either, I enjoy your videos so much They're relaxing in a way?

[@KaibaKid_]

Somehow despite having never played and having no interest in ever playing any of the games you cover on this channel, I still find your videos so fun. They’re very calming to me, and I feel like I can kinda understand a lot of what you say from my experience in the keyboard hobby.

[@ChrisS30097]

My biggest issue with the normal arcade controller is the shipping price, it's almost as big as the controller for me.. this is making it too steep : ( There's actually a sound voltex arcade in Budapest, I plan on visiting it when I go to a concert

[@yorokopi1]

I don't have much desk space so this is actually perfect for me. Oddly enough my roommate has the bigger voltex controller but that's out in the common room. So this is something I didn't even knew existed but I really need to get ASAP! Thanks for the review!

[@SianaGearz]

To light the sides of the face plate, side firing LEDs may be considered, together with a suitably reflective inner chassis wall lining.

[@Rylika]

My main reason I like the pico is that I can leave it on my desk instead of hiding it always. As in I can do a quick few rounds of SDVX in seconds since it already on my desk which doesn't take up too much room compared to a full sized controller

[@riewo]

It’s my first pico controller and I love it. It’s so nice and sleek (very heavy though)😊

[@ZhadTheRad]

6:47 actually, there's about 20 or so arcades in Europe with Sound Voltex cabinets. 4 in Sweden, 8 in UK (half of which are in London), 4 in The Netherlands, 2 in France, 1 in Finland. So it is certainly possible to play on a Sound Voltex cabinet in Europe, though it might not be feasible depending on where one lives. I'm lucky enough to have an arcade that has Sound Voltex about half an hour by car away from where I live

[@tokaku]

eamusement

[@xerovesk9726]

@@tokaku If you're talking about if the cabs have e-amusement or not. They do, i believe they run on Project Flower

[@ZhadTheRad]

@@tokaku While we don't use the eamusement services, we can use Amusement IC cards and card in on the cabs here. It's as XeroVesk said, the cabs here are connected to Project Flower

[@tokaku]

@@xerovesk9726 project flower is not e-amusement. it's a spoofed? emulated? service. But yeah basically I said SDVX doesn't exist in europe because it doesn't officially. In the end for most people living in Europe, it's still a vacation trip away to find a sound voltex cabinet, compared to a portion to people in the US taking a couple hours drive to their nearest round 1. And even less comparable to people living in cities in Asia where we take a 30 minute train ride to the nearest arcade with the latest machines and updates. At that kind of effort, time and money to play on a cabinet, most players won't be experiencing the full arcade feel often and regularly enough to warrant a full sized controller for practice on at home as its a once in a blue moon ordeal

[@batzertyabc3339]

When i was searching for it tokaku made it !

[@ze_or]

Bought this right when i found that a v5 existed. Couldn’t risk you releasing a review and it going out of stock right away 😂

[@decafkitkat3892]

Tokaku, i do voluteer work for my friends arcade and we bought a heavenly haven cab recently out of convincing him that it would be a good investment. Your videos showed me rythm games i had never heard of and now our arcade is unrivaled un our area because no one else has SDVX in south texas. thank you for opening my eyes to wonderful games PS:i'm working on fixing the card reader too.

[@wuzfoz8023]

Got this as my first sdvx controller as a complete newb (can barely pass 11s rn.) I like it a lot, plus like you mentioned: I don't think i'll ever see a sdvx cabinet unless I visit japan, lmao. The keys really feel nice and it's way quieter than my friends huge controllers and I can hear over their mic on discord all the time. I don't even feel bad about the price because it'll probably resale for a good amount if speedypotato stops making them. :p

[@BacchusGames]

Hey, round 1 is spreading rapidly and they almost all have sdvx, so it's not a crazy thought to play it in the US.

[@SuperSmashDolls]

@@BacchusGames Round1 is an absolute godsend for Americans (and I play SDVX there on occasion), but Europeans don't have anything like it. It's actually kind of weird. This one arcade chain from Osaka has somehow not only managed to strongarm Konami into giving them e-Amusement in the US, but makes shittons of money in a country that's literally *designed* to starve public spaces of oxygen because #FuckCars. You'd think it'd be a slam dunk to license a bunch of arcades in the EU, where such things would be much more viable, but no, #FucKonami would never do that.

[@alyxonline]

AYOOO what skill lvl are you at now, a year later?? I'm about at this skill lvl too rn so I was just kinda curious!!

[@wuzfoz8023]

@@alyxonline I fell off about half a year in lol, but about 6 months of practice and I was easily handling 15s and scraping by on a few 16s and 17s (was playing every couple days.) Nowadays I'm probably back down to 13s at most until I get the rust off xD Good luck! SDVX is super fun!

[@alyxonline]

@@wuzfoz8023 Oh hell yeah!! Glad you're still playing, too, even if it's not as much. I've only been actively playing for a few days but yeah it's SO much fun. I got the Faucetwo controller for it(maybe a bit overkill right off the bat LMAOOO) and I still gotta try out USC and Konasute SDVX(been playing KSM)!!

[@limitbreak2966]

omg that IS A premium controller. and holy heck omg im jealous you got it free *also you can tell it’s a good controller when you did a whole entire video review on the controller sheerly because you got it free and like the controller, cause most people would still want to be paid for a video. so you can tell dis a GUUUDDDD controller

[@44unknown]

Ive been waiting FOR THIS.

[@snowytheott]

it’s *really* unfortunate to see the price point for this. i bought the pervious version specifically bc it’s really the only option i could afford to be able to get into sound voltex at all, i just really hope that smaller and cheaper options continue to be available for the foreseeable future. otherwise this controller looks incredibly sleek and while i can’t really afford the price, it seems to be at least worth every cent!

[@duncanbug]

Honestly the biggest niche for this would be SDVX fans who live in small apartments. Quiet so you can play late at night without noise complaints. Small enough the keep on a corner study area / desk.

[@killerkupid]

Thanks for your in-depth review!

[@Teksnek42]

Guess I’m getting my 3rd sdvx controller

[@salamaltar7]

6:47 hey we actually have some in the EU, though no valkyrie model at the moment

[@ZhadTheRad]

yep. Would be cool with Valkyrie model, but importing arcade cabinets are a bit of a hassle (and not exactly cheap) as far as I've heard

[@michaelsoftbinbows]

the faucetwo is cool but it would cost like 350 - 400 aud to get it to australia, so i might have to have a look at this one

[@STORiA0512]

Although I've played SDVX for 6 years, this cool and innovative controller still attracts me!

[@sbonzo1]

I just got this from friends for my birthday. Absolutely amazing controller. I fully recommend this for anyone who is looking for a cheaper Sound Voltex controller that does not want to deal with the shipping price of the full arcade style controller.

[@SeraphimKnight]

Bruh... hotswap sockets so you can choose your own switches is poggers. As someone who's into mechanical keyboards, this is amazing.

[@xer0tnma]

Damn might get that

[@DieselJT]

This controller looks dope af!

[@cubix__7216]

so funny story, after watching your video on the previous pico model, i ended up getting the pico v5 possibly THE DAY it was released. the stock switches feel really good (tho the stabilizers do tick for the FX keys, nothing a little lube cant fix) but i do still plan to swap out the switches for something else, probably a tactile switch

[@astererratum6546]

it's also nice for those who want a premium feel, but don't have the space for a full size. I'm definitely getting this one. I don't even have an arcade that has any rhythm games so lacking arcade muscle mem doesn't really bother me. I just want to play in my tiny space on my extra tiny desk. The case is also big too since I'm travelling a lot and still want to play.

[@uber_trance]

You mentioned that due to the price, you wouldn't recommend it for someone who is interested in getting into SV. What would you recommend; just a normal keyboard? Or would that be too inaccurate?

[@tokaku]

you can learn to play with a normal keyboard, although... it's an uphill battle for every single aspect of the game above level 12s. Knobs, one handing, cross handing, FX trills, yeeeeah

[@1mSubs_osu]

@@tokaku lets not talk about teeny

[@1mSubs_osu]

@@tokaku 2:58

[@MichaelDBeltran]

Yessss I bought it when it came out. It is so nice. Many of my friends bought it when I posted about it.

[@TrickyJebus]

Hey Tokaku, will you ever try to make a video to the most unique subgenre of rhythm games called RHYTHM FPS games? Two of those games came out lately. Around 2021 was Bullets Per Minute. A roguelike Rhythm fps game. Then in 2022 we have Metal Hellsinger.

[@PristinePanda]

i came back to this video because i just purchased one of these to finally play sdvx at home and i gotta say, i LOVE this little controller. I dont have a full sized sdvx controller at home and going back to the arcade after playing on this smaller controller for a while is definitely a hinderance but, i dont get to the arcade that often anyway and this controller is MUCH quieter than even my keyboard lmao so im sure my housemate appreciates that. the problem with comparing the price of this and the price of the faucetwo is that, you're not going to want to buy the faucetwo with its stock components, which makes the price much higher than the pocket pico, plus the shipping on a full sized controller is outrageous whereas this one was like.. maybe 10 dollars to the US? anyway, i love how tiny this is its great for my hands, but def just know itll be harder to get back into the arcade version because of the size difference imo. my hands kept getting lost lmao but if youre just playing at home and dont care about the arcade? want something quiet and space conserving? def worth every penny! it honestly feels like it should cost more.

[@skutfox]

got one cus i literally play 18s on a laptop keyboard usually and the only thing stopping me from upgrading was the price point of other products out there when the shipping is included. and hearing that while this one is small, the described quality of it is enough of a reason.

[@marx7048]

Hey Tokaku any progress on the 3key osu keypad? i was wondering if there were any updates

[@mvttvb]

I would love to start learning the game (only played in the arcade a couple times). Already sold out ='[ what a beautiful controller!

[@sp6zzy]

Bro i was falling sleep and i imeadeatly woke up and open my eyes 5:27

[@JarredTorrecampo]

Same dude and I was like shaking my fsce and went back to the video

[@sawgiie]

How am I supposed to explain this to my parents

[@danielstewart5770]

Bruh in august I put an order into JLC PCB to just build the v4 since it was out of stock for so long, got the pcbs and then THE NEXT DAY this thing come into stock 😭😭

[@Tutrled]

What in the world did my recommend recommended me , is it humanly possible to play like this like brooooooooo that’s freaking crazy, I don’t think val players better reflexes than her 🔥

[@maximaizaa]

wake up babe new tokaku video

[@SakuraScythe]

Imagine if this guy changed this from being his side-hobby to his main hobby? We would see the best mini-vons ever!!!

[@Vandius24]

Looks great, I would look into Omron key switches for the next generation.

[@stormblade9649]

Honestly for the price it is well worth it for me. For the faucetwo, shipping alone will double the price. The pico v5 is my first SDVX controller and the quality of it is insane! so glad I bought it honestly

[@lia_cedeno]

1 min let's gooooooooooooooooo love your videos tokaku!

[@TontonJiel]

The price is not the same for the pico voltex v5 and the FAUCETWO+ if you consider shipping. 170$ for the pico and 270$ for the faucet. I live in france, so pico voltex is a very good deal for me.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

I really need to get one of these new models. I still have the old V2 model, and it's pretty unstable under gameplay because it's so tiny. That's V2 of the pocket voltex, not the pico.

[@alarmingly_good]

Nice video

[@Blancbox]

Very cute minicon to have!! Will you be reviewing the FauceTwo EG edition as well?

[@pacoswoob]

Totaku! Check out the new taiko no tatsujin switch game Taiko no tatsujin rhythm festival

[@pharmphish]

Finally a sound voltex controller that's my size

[@StayHotSH]

was about to get one but the shipping to my place for $45 made me reconsider still tho id love to get one of this

[@SpeedyPotato_]

FYI Stickers must be purchased separately

[@meep_project]

Can we play Sdvx with Ps4 controller or xbox controller?

[@desolate5573]

Will you be doing an EG skin Faucetwo review? I know the key difference in performance is the metal plate which Neardayo has already made a video on. but I'd love to see what you have to say about it and I'm kinda curious how it will actually look like

[@EDITSTAREDITS811]

Bro the background music is getting over it theme song

[@exaltedb]

The price is the whole reason I got the v4 to begin with last year over a faucetwo. That along with the negligible shipping is why I still feel ok using my v4 and that I think I can live without getting the v5

[@JimJoyyy]

i mean... shipping either gamo2 or pico to eu literally doubles their already steep prices so not much really changes with v5 there.... thanks for pointing out that pocket got free shipping tho! i was sure its not made anymore since all info i found before was talking about 2020 batch, but checked after the vid and its actually available with free shipping on aliexpress ^^

[@miragelee9754]

I am sure a lot of ppl will definitely sacrifice money for quality so maybe this controller will blew up in the community!

[@QuakeRangerTaya]

Only reason I want to pick this up. is so I could have a SORT OF on the go SDVX. cause I could get a really good tablet computer thing and as long as I have a wifi location. could play SDVX anywhere. like even at work while on lunch XD I need to keep getting my practice in somewhere

[@diegosatta9393]

6:48 hit very hard ngl ;-;

[@dacringeyboichannel8695]

As someone who finally played sdvx for the first time after watching so many tokaku and other videos on it would this be worth getting to practice at home over a faucetwo because I will very rarely be able to go to the arcade and play

[@JakeSweeper]

Out of amused curiosity, has anyone imported Leroy Anderson's The Typewriter into Sound Voltex or its clones? 'cause that would be hilarious; especially with this controller. :)

[@PristinePanda]

ive been holding out on the faucetwo but i think this one will actually meet my needs better plus its cheaper.

[@Seethe-wolf]

I ended up ordering one right away because every time i try and get a controller, The US gamo2 warehouse never has anything and shipping for a real con is waaaaaaaaay to much. the ten dollar shipping made it so this was like $100 cheaper. I shall just cope and say i don't need arcade accuracy cause I only get to touch a cab once a month.

[@ComfyCherry]

6:00 or for someone who doesn't have space for the big boi controller but still wants something really premium.

[@azurehaiku]

i would get a faucetwo but shipping prices in the UK are like 2/3rd the price of the controller itself and it Hurts this might be a good option

[@tvcatoof]

Have you seen this new Taiko game on the switch

[@ember_falls]

the only place to play that game in EU is probably by going into some con where somebody has bought their own arcade controller and the game. I've tried it that way and it's a really confusing game so I haven't enjoyed it too much

[@satzlefraz]

I own the controller and I like it a lot, but I do not think the encoders are durable. My right knob became increasingly stiff after 2-3 weeks of play (18-19s) it's become more loose now to match the left encoder, but now it feels like it's breaking and missing inputs. Luckily, encoders from the website are 2.99 EACH, so I bought 3 and with shipping it was around 10 dollars. I really love the controller, but if I'm having to replace an encoder every 1-2 months, it gets annoying. I don't believe I play recklessly either.

[@accountprincipale2293]

i want it and a monitor that can go vertical but i'm poor qwq

[@milkfriend9683]

I think I'll save for the pico voltex instead of the arcade accurate, the total of the gamo2 controller is over 300 dollars and there are barely any arcades in my country much less one with sound voltex :]

[@q1wert4y]

Me being a mania 4k player...that looks horrifying

[@kilikman]

They work great but unfortunately when I got my v4 it didnt have any caps on the encoders meaning itd jitter and bounce all over the place when turning the knobs, speedy offered to fix this for me but it meant shipping it out of country and fixing it myself is a pain in the ass. Great controllers but definitely buyer beware on the potential human error factor.

[@chrissantana2858]

Holy shit SHES ALIVE

[@briebrown6818]

Does anyone have suggestions as for cleaning?

[@tizurl]

I do cri when u said rip ppl in eu, I feel like I’m missing out on all these cool rgs from arcades but I literally can’t play them

[@DrDingsGaster]

Tried playing this in an arcade and I'm not a bad at rhythm games, but this one just wrecked me. Normal mania mode on osu fucks me up but this is worse xD Love the controller tho!

[@hebonky]

Have you tried out Trombone champ it's... a game

[@yocyber5711]

where do you get the sound voltex game you were playing in this video?

[@RayanialGD]

6:49 EXACTLYYYYYYY

[@panda-monium69]

Have you considered reviewing Deemo 2? The charts aren’t very hard but the story is nice and the game has a cool atmosphere.

[@JjisanX]

I do want to get into sound voltex but i hate how your next plays are forfeited if you fail a song. I'm the type of person who always skips to the highest difficulty but with sdvx i actually need to start on easy/medium difficulty

[@makocho9422]

I didn't get stickers with mine :(

[@rickyboiiiii]

Bruh, why didn't they include the USB Type C cable with it?

[@chibidesu3598]

Waiting for mine to arrive, buying the waifu stickers along with the controller was a must.

[@doritosama8854]

Stickers are 2 dollars each Also I love the controller even though it’s my first sdvx controller lol I find it nice that I can also play osu mania really well on it (4k) and I will bring it to school everyday so definitely worth it

[@Tostky]

Honestly I kinda want this for 4key games.

[@kirby1fan]

that was a weird jump. You go from complaining about the price to literally saying it is worth its price...which is it? And speaking of price, how would I get a normal controller? When I tried looking before, it was close to 500aud all up from ebay and wouldn't ship from official source...I've thought about just using my pioneer dj board with the discs as the nobs and adjusting the keybindings

[@tokaku]

it's too expensive for the average person who has never tried the game before. but if you know how these are made and how much they cost to make on top of the actual experience using one of these, they are worth the price. regular arcade accurate controllers can be found from gamo2, yuancon and other controller makers. They tend to be expensive from shipping prices or taxes pretty much

[@caelohm6217]

I wonder how many people on r/rhythmgames play sound voltex

[@saguanu6584]

where do you get the game?

[@Puffle573]

At Konami's game amusement website

[@tutsbrasilio]

I've been eyeing the pico voltex for months now and I SO am going to buy it once I can afford it, but sadly dollar is like 5x my currency so even if the price being justified for the quality, it's really beyond my budge

[@VikingGears]

A bit to expensive for me tbh. If they put out a cheaper disassembled version I would go for that. Especially since I would disassemble it anyway to lube and whatnot.

[@zezus001]

"disassembled" as in the pcb and all the other parts, you're gonna need to manually solder everything on and whatnot (i know nothing about how pcbs and their components are put together)

[@VikingGears]

@@zezus001 Yeah you would need to solder I assume. If you're implying you wouldn't know how to assemble it, it would be very easy!

[@kickguy223]

Welp... guess I have a new 4k controller 👀

[@Michirin9801]

Gosh this looks neat... I could never get a v4, in part cuz I could never find them like... Available? So I just said "f@#% it" and got the Pocket Voltex from AliExpress lol It's uhh... A clone of Mon's, but I actually really liked it? Up until recently-ish I was playing K-Shoot with a Dualshock (which works surprisingly alright lol) but about a week after getting it I was clearing Lv 15s when I could only really clear up to 13s on the dualshock, so I'm legit glad I got it... It definitely works better with USC than with K-Shoot though...

[@SafeyewVR]

I have a question. How to download this anyway. Imma be honest, I actually want to play this 😊

[@poramatchernghom3985]

Please review new faucetwo EG skin

[@alexis_evo]

10:32 ma'am this handblading is illegal